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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Nerburn sleep when he was at Annie's house?
(a) In a hammock in the yard.
(b) In the back room of the house.
(c) In the Buick.
(d) On a bed in the yard.

2. What did Bobbie train Fatback to do?
(a) Stay.
(b) Roll over.
(c) Sit up.
(d) Speak.

3. what did the drunk Indian woman in the restaurant in the Homestead town look like?
(a) Like a movie star Indian with long black hair.
(b) Fat in a long long Indian skirt.
(c) Skinny in very tight jeans.
(d) Medium build in jeans and a white shirt.

4. What is a wipoye?
(a) A medicine bag.
(b) An Indian wise woman.
(c) An Indian chant.
(d) A dream-catcher.

5. When Delvin asked Nerburn if he was writing a book like Black Elk Speaks, what did he answer?
(a) Maybe, "Black Dog Speaks."
(b) Yes, he was writing a similar book.
(c) "More like Sitting Bull Speaks."
(d) No, his book would be different.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the worst thing the white man brought to the Indians according to Dan?

2. To what did Nerburn compare what was happening on the grassy field below them in Chapter 12?

3. What color did Nerburn say the morning sky was?

4. What did the Spanish want from the Indians?

5. What was strewn around the base of the obelisk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dan asked Nerburn to help him and Nerburn wanted to do that but what else did Nerburn feel he needed to do?

2. What was the difference between Lincoln and Jesus in Dan's eyes?

3. Of what did the latticework arch between the pillars at Wounded Knee remind Nerburn?

4. Describe what Dan means when he talks about white mens' cages?

5. What did Dan take out of the trunk of the car at Wounded Knee?

6. The monument at Wounded Knee was erected in memory of what?

7. Describe Annie's yard and other things outside her house.

8. Describe Annie.

9. According to Dan, why are white people in trouble?

10. How did the storm affect the three men?

(see the answer keys)

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